The Support Group Blog

Assuming you did meet Google App Maker, you've got your data in your slick new App Maker solution and you've shared it with your colleagues but of course, you want more. You not only need to store, display and capture new information, but you need to operate on it. Now that doesn't mean you have to take out a dirty scalpel or a rusty saw and go to town on your precious data, like some mad doctor, but rather add, subtract and divide it up like an equally mad accountant. So, let's review Google App Maker cold calculations.

As promised, we want to unpack some of our learnings and experiences during DevCon 2018. FileMaker, Inc. has begun to share the session materials online. Yup, there's a lot to take in. But, don't feel overwhelmed by all of the materials. We're here to guide you with some recommendations on the sessions you might find particularly helpful.

We all juggle many different tasks during our workday – emails, phone calls, meetings, reports – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg! There's barely any time to be productive when you have to process those emails, phone calls, meetings, reports, etc. and turn them into actionable – ideally profitable – work.

The constant pressure to do more with less demands focus on where we can find inefficiencies and turn them into improved productivity. One of the dark holes is the omnipresent spreadsheet. We all use them. It might be Excel or Google Sheets, but you have them sitting on your desktop and spitting out of your printer. We use them to track everything, but should we?